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WO2005041208A3 - Process for manufacturing enhanced thermal conductivity oxide nuclear fuel and the nuclear fuel - Google Patents

Process for manufacturing enhanced thermal conductivity oxide nuclear fuel and the nuclear fuel Download PDF

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WO2005041208A3
WO2005041208A3 PCT/US2004/034673 US2004034673W WO2005041208A3 WO 2005041208 A3 WO2005041208 A3 WO 2005041208A3 US 2004034673 W US2004034673 W US 2004034673W WO 2005041208 A3 WO2005041208 A3 WO 2005041208A3
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John Kevin Mccoy
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Framatome Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C3/00—Reactor fuel elements and their assemblies; Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel elements
    • G21C3/42—Selection of substances for use as reactor fuel
    • G21C3/58—Solid reactor fuel Pellets made of fissile material
    • G21C3/62—Ceramic fuel
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors

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Abstract

A nuclear fuel and a method for producing a nuclear fuel wherein a porous uranium dioxide arrangement (10) is provided, the arrangement (10) is infiltrated with a precursor liquid (12) and the arrangement (10) with the infiltrated precursor liquid (12) are thermally treated such that the precursor liquid (12) is converted to a second phase.
PCT/US2004/034673 2003-10-24 2004-10-21 Process for manufacturing enhanced thermal conductivity oxide nuclear fuel and the nuclear fuel Ceased WO2005041208A2 (en)

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EP04809988A EP1677920B8 (en) 2003-10-24 2004-10-21 Process for manufacturing enhanced thermal conductivity oxide nuclear fuel and the nuclear fuel
AT04809988T ATE520127T1 (en) 2003-10-24 2004-10-21 METHOD FOR PRODUCING OXIDE NUCLEAR FUEL WITH IMPROVED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY AND NUCLEAR FUEL

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US10/692,646 US7666470B1 (en) 2003-10-24 2003-10-24 Process for manufacturing enhanced thermal conductivity oxide nuclear fuel and the nuclear fuel
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EP (1) EP1677920B8 (en)
AT (1) ATE520127T1 (en)
ES (1) ES2368836T3 (en)
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US20080043896A1 (en) 2008-02-21
ATE520127T1 (en) 2011-08-15
TW200527448A (en) 2005-08-16
US7666470B1 (en) 2010-02-23
US20100065973A1 (en) 2010-03-18
EP1677920B8 (en) 2011-10-19
WO2005041208A2 (en) 2005-05-06
US7587018B2 (en) 2009-09-08
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EP1677920A2 (en) 2006-07-12
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